# Adam Bird

Adam Bird is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 63
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0c6a7bcf-e990-41a0-b59c-923f05771880

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c6a7bcf-e990-41a0-b59c-923f05771880 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

71% of Bird’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Bird says (OH 2025–26 session)

404 classified statements: 404 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bird | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.9% | 484 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.2% | 9.3% | 404 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 42.1% | 31.9% | 238 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 1.8% | 230 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 20.5% | 12.7% | 169 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 217 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Immigration 12% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 446 donors and 557 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

312 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 519 Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB519/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 105 Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB105/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB173/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 315 Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB315/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 450 Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB450/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Adopted · SJR 10 CA: Require identification to vote · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 455 Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB455/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 251 Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB251/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 162 Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB162/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 29 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 114. 43.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 79 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1004: Allow pharmacist to dispense nicotine replacement, contraceptives (introduced, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1004/
- HJR 9: CA: Require identification to vote (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HJR9/
- HB 850: Temporarily reduce motor fuel tax rates (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB850/
- HB 806: Regards minor siblings’ companionship, visitation rights (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB806/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 731: Create the Land of U.S. Grant license plate (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB731/
- HB 722: Prohibit a person without legal presence from driving in Ohio (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB722/
- HB 695: Prohibit nondisclosure agreements for certain local officials (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB695/
- HB 661: Bar middle or high school athlete from earning NIL compensation (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB661/
- HB 586: Prohibit mailing out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB586/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $168.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 71% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2114692914668523586
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2113985435169108394
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2113651561083617792
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2113709861292613662
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2113244032440905900
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2113415015243948387
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2112889662486249859
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2112516999125602452
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2112162079348007078
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AdamCBird https://www.facebook.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative/status/2111560991188148730

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/adam-c-bird
- X: https://x.com/AdamCBird
- X: https://x.com/AdamBirdforStateRepresentative
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adam.bird.14606

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c6a7bcf-e990-41a0-b59c-923f05771880